Case

Power Supply

Operating System

Details

Date Published

Aug. 22, 2016

CPU Clock Rate

3.5 GHz

GPU Core Clock Rate

1.607 GHz

GPU Effective Memory Clock Rate

8 GHz

Description

The customer wanted a stealth build, didn't want many flashy lights nor any colours. They insisted on the Evolv ATX TG (Grey), Z170 Mark 1 motherboard & Dominator Platinum RAM. The PSU was originally an EVGA 650w P2 that had a faulty PCI-E cable, the EVGA 650w P2 / EVGA 750W P2 were out of stock so the replacement ended up being the EVGA 850W P2.

Tried to keep the system as colourless as possible as per the customers request, knocked up some black extensions (the plan was to put a yellow stripe in to match the GPU backplate but I didn't have any yellow sleeving to hand).

Comments

I absolutely love that board! I actually just put my new 6600k & 390x build together with the same board. The sturdy backplate really makes me feel better about putting it in the case (Knowing that it won't short out) and the USB Detective port is a pretty sweet feature. Also, that thermal armor is amazing. Really nice build +1

It looks like your fans on the H100i are set to outtake. Am I seeing that right?

I see a lot of builds on here that do that and I'm wondering if that's only due to the placement of the unit in the case (back top), as to push the rising hot air out? I'm not scientist, but wouldn't that defeat the purpose of the radiator by blowing it with hotter air?

The Corsair manual says to set the fans as intake, pulling cool air from outside the case through the radiator.

Is the difference negligible? Preference? Ignored by and large?

Any thoughts from anyone on why they'd go one way or the other is helpful!

I've tried both configurations you stated and having them configured as intakes does provide better temps, but the difference has been pretty negligible for me.

My main reason for using them as an exhaust it to prevent dust from entering the case. I'm not totally familiar with this cases layout, but on my Corsair Graphite 760t, you would need a 360mm fan filter on the top of the case to prevent any dust intake from the radiator if you configured the fans as intakes.

As I'd been thinking about it I bet the material and design of the radiator probably does a pretty good job of keeping away tons of extra heat buildup, given that's what it's meant for. The liquid itself should only help stave off build up as well.

How close in color is the case and the corsair h100i v2's silver/gray strip? Is the corsair lighter or darker than the case? Trying to decide on getting this gray or the galaxy silver version of this case.

Awesome Build! I am planning to get the Sabertooth Mark 1 as well. Were you able to get the 3000mhz DDR4 Corsair Dominator platinums to work? I ask because the mobo indicates 2133/2400 capability. May I ask what you did to avoid issues using the 3000mhz. Did you also end up installing the two small fans on the mobo as well? I would greatly appreciate your advice for my build. You can see my proposed build below for your reference. http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/9yQfhq